S36.51
Header — not billablePrimary blast injury of colon
The ICD-10 code for primary blast injury of colon is S36.51.
S36.51 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Blast injury of colon NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S36.51
- S36.510Primary blast injury of ascending [right] colon
- S36.511Primary blast injury of transverse colon
- S36.512Primary blast injury of descending [left] colon
- S36.513Primary blast injury of sigmoid colon
- S36.518Primary blast injury of other part of colon
- S36.519Primary blast injury of unspecified part of colon
Related codes in this category
- S36.50Unspecified injury of colonnon-billable header
- S36.52Contusion of colonnon-billable header
- S36.53Laceration of colonnon-billable header
- S36.59Other injury of colonnon-billable header
- S36.51Primary blast injury of colonnon-billable header